coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weed
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tickseed (plural tickseeds)
A seed or fruit resembling a tick in shape, or in clinging to the skin or hair/fur.
A plant producing such seed or fruit, such as those in the genera
Bidens, beggarticks.
Coreopsis, coreopsis
Corispermum, bugseeds
Desmodium, tick-trefoils
• seed tick
Source: Wiktionary
Tick"seed`, n. Etym: [Tick the insect + seed; cf. G. wanzensamen, literally, bug seed.]
1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants.
2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Coreopsis. (b) Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
